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The state of popular media, culture, and diversity
Given the whole Michael Richards event, I think it’s important to look to current popular media and what they have to say about the state of diversity. Ever since I could remember, I have been fascinated with diversity in the programs which I watch. I wish to highlight some of my observations. A couple of […]
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10,000 Lakes
Just got back from the twin cities. Met a few old friends and had a great time. I also learned a few things. With the 10,000 Days album, Tool sounds a lot better than I have ever given them credit for. I apparently prefer “goofy” orientation in snowboarding. I tried regular for four hours, and […]
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Catching the Worst Bug of All.
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk everything, you risk even more”. -Erica Jong “Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? […]
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Another brother of color is assaulted by a bunch of thugs. This constant abuse of authority in America seems to be happening too quickly for me or anyone to ignore. Maybe, I’m only noticing it now. When will it happen? When is it my turn? When will a docile, mild-mannered, mildly clever boy be pushed […]
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The quintessential anti-christmas song
Ever since I could remember, I’ve had a bit of a sarcastic, cynical relationship with the Christmas season. Even though my family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, we seem to get caught up in the big shopping ritual that comes along every fourth friday of November. It seems to me Thanksgiving doesn’t even happen anymore. The big […]
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Fake Sprinkled Hand
Most of today was quite laborious and boring. The last few hours of chatting it up with invited professors were well worth the work. In interacting with academia tonight, I got a sense of how much of a damned genius I am. Also… how much of my potential I am wasting. Meh… Saturday night and […]
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Finally! Some good news!
For most of my life, the news has bummed me out. This week is probably one of the happiest news weeks for me. Dems have the house Rummy is Out Federline is Out Ortega is in Saddam is sentenced to death
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I knew that George Allen was a bastard…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btMbyDmzs_Q Letter from Mike Stark The following is a letter to NBC29 from Mike Stark, the man who was tackled for a comment he made at Senator Allen’s campaign stop in Charlottesville on Tuesday. My name is Mike Stark. I am a law student at the University of Virginia, a marine, and a citizen journalist. […]
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Fun Colbert Meme.
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My Birthday Bokken just came in! It’s so cool. Just doing the plain downward strike drill for now. If anyone has any other resources for kendo or kenjutsu training, please share them.